Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 18 Oct 2018, p. 1

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2018 $2.00 WEEKLY IN PRINT. MUCH MORE ONLINE ANYTIME. InsideHalton.com LOSINGGLENABBEY THREATENS OUR SUCCESS (Learn more on the next page) "Ontario's best place for families" - MoneySense 2016-2018 "Canada's best place for newcomers" - MoneySense 2018 "Healthiest municipal finances" - U of T's IMFG Rating "Lowest crime rate of the Big 12" - StatsCan 12th year "Canada's best place to live" - MoneySense 2018 With Rob asmayor, you'll get: • Less gridlock - wider major arterials, theWyecroft bridge to Burloak, smart traffic lights, more bike lanes (without a war on the car) • A revitalized downtown - new streetscape, more parking, renovated cultural facilities, Innovation Hub for businesses and social enterprises, renewed Towne and Centennial Squares, new office, hotel, employment, and residential opportunities already authorized by Council (for all three business improvement areas: Downtown, Kerr Village and Bronte Village) • A rec centre for the old hospital site • A vibrant uptownwith a library and rec centre at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex on Neyagawa Road With Rob asmayor, you got: • Slower growth than you've had in 30 years • Almost double the community facilities, including the most bike lanes per capita in the GTA • A new hospital, funded without having to put the local cost on the property tax, as Burlington and Milton were forced to • Increased greenspace, tree canopy, and protection • Strong protection of our stable existing neighbour- hoods, thanks to the Livable Oakville Official Plan • Downward-trending total tax increases kept at or below the rate of inflation for ten years in a row, thanks to making growth pay its way (to the limits allowed by Ontario) and Performance Based Budgeting 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 LIVABLE OAKVILLE PLAN 20,875 16,333 13,735 16,907 11,312 MULVALE YEARS BURTON YEARS 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 1999 2004 2009 2014 2018 MULVALE BURTON PERFORMANCE BUDGETING OVERALL PROPERTY TAX PATH CENSUS TO CENSUS GROWTH PATH Au th or ize d by th eR ob Bu rto n Ca m pa ig n fo rr e- ele cti on as Ma yo ro fO ak vil le On October 22, Re-elect MAYOR ROB BURTON ADVERTISEMENT

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